The Correct Understanding of Chronic Kidney Disease( CKD ) and the Method to Detect It at the Early
Stage
The definition of Chronic Kidney Disease( CKD ): Chronic Kidney Disease( CKD ) refer to the disease which meets one of the
following terms.
a) Renal damage (abnormality of renal structure and function) time≥3 months,
with or without GFR in decline. The features of renal damage include one or a
few items as the following :(1) blood components or urine components
abnormality; (2)CTMRI abnormality (3) Kidney Biopsy Examination abnormality.
GFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m2≥3 months, with or without the above renal
damage.
The renal damage can be detected by the examination of blood, urine
examination or the CTMRI instead of Kidney Biopsy Examination. Among them
persistent proteinuria is an important index.
The examinations of Chronic Kidney Disease( CKD ) at the early stage include urine examination (mainly
proteinuria/ hematuresis), blood pressure examination, GFR evaluation and
CTMRI.
Proteinuria examination is a convenient, economical and direct method to
detect CKD at the early stage. The persistent increase of proteinuria is a key
index and has a close relation to the renal damage degree and the development of
CKD.
Other indicators besides proteinuria. Besides proteinuria, the renal damage
indicators also include those of urinary sediment and CTMRIabnormality.
The relationship between urine screening test and the early detection of Chronic Kidney Disease( CKD ).
With no subjective symptoms at the 1st stage of Chronic Kidney Disease( CKD ), Urine Routine Examination
will show the urinary abnormality, which urges patients to have the effective
and timely treatment, reducing complication, the rate of developing into ESRD
and death rate.
Hypertension is the cause of Chronic Kidney Disease( CKD ) as well as the common result of Chronic Kidney Disease( CKD ).
Hypertension can have affect on the morbidity and fatality rate of
cardiovascular attack. It is also the most important dangerous factor
accelerating the development of Chronic Renal Failure.